In light of yet another horrific school shooting, this time in Nashville, Tenn., school safety and security are back in the spotlight, and teachers, administrators and law enforcement officials are taking it more seriously than ever before, even at places like South Tama County. What ...
On Tuesday, March 21, the annual Prom Dodgeball Tournament returned to the STC Roundhouse. The event is the biggest fundraiser the Prom Committee puts on, and teams of up to 12 signed up and paid to be a part of the action. Two months of planning went into making the event a success for ...
QUANTICO, Va. — Major Thomas Cooper, the son of Randy and Connie Cooper of rural Toledo and a Class of 2000 STC graduate, was one of 247 law enforcement officers from across the country to graduate from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. on March 16. Cooper currently oversees ...
TAMA — Everyone who gets involved in individual speech at the high school level takes their own journey, but only a select few end theirs at the All-State Festival on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls. It’s especially rare for a relatively small school district to send three performers to ...
The Midwest Children's Choir Festival will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023, in Stephens Auditorium in Ames at 7 p.m. The South Tama Middle School vocal department under the direction of Christine McFate will participate in the Midwest Children’s Choir Festival. Students participating in the ...
During Monday night’s meeting, the South Tama County Board of Education discussed hiring a full-time School Resource Officer, with Superintendent John Cain and Toledo Chief of Police Dan Quigley presenting a rough draft of policies pertaining to a possible SRO at the schools. School ...
The Board approved hiring Craig Harrison for the 7th Grade Boys Track Team, replacing Matt Beatty, Maria Aguilera for Preschool Special Education Paraeducator to replace Denise Crawford, and Britt Michell for High School English to replace Andrea Rutledge. The Board approved the resignation ...
Congratulations to the Middle School Students of the Month for February. These kids have shown excellent examples of respect, responsibility, and relationships. Thank you for following #thetrojanway!
Bus safety in Tama County has become an issue for schools, students, community members, and law enforcement, especially this year. “Since Jan. 2, our office, as of today [Feb. 13], has issued eight citations for bus violations just for Tama County jurisdiction. That doesn’t include the ...
Students at South Tama high school have been itching to debate and have finally formed a new after-school debate club this month. "I'm excited we finally have a debate club. This just popped up out of nowhere. I've heard about debate clubs all my life. My dad, mother, and older brother were ...